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1. Class Overview

The Arcane specialization is very singular in the current state of World of
Warcraft. The core gameplay revolves around Mana expenditure, presenting the
player with two distinct "phases" of the rotation; "Burn" and "Conserve".
During the "Conserve" phase, the player aims to remain Mana neutral until
the Evocation cooldown is available. During the "Burn" phase, the
player expends all their available Mana while their cooldowns are active,
restoring their Mana to full with Evocation when they run dry and re-entering
the "Conserve" phase. This dichotomy offers the player a unique experience that
is both challenging and rewarding.

Arcane provides impressive cleave and AoE, making it a strong candidate
in dungeons and raid encounters with multiple targets. We also provide strong
instant pressure and burst damage, making Arcane perfectly suited to nuking
down high priority targets. As with other Mage specializations, Arcane has
exceptional ability and is exceptional at doing encounter specific jobs or
kiting adds. Between Shimmer (or Slipstream) and
Displacement high movement encounters have minimal impact on Arcane's
overall output. Arcane is also the only Mage specialization with access to
Greater Invisibility, making it the strongest Mage specialization to
deal with heavy incoming damage.

2. Patch 7.3 Changes for Arcane Mage

None

3. Patch 7.2.5 Changes for Arcane Mage

New legendary items have been released.

4. Arcane Mage Strengths

High burst damage

Exceptional 3-4 target damage

Strong AoE

Exceptional mobility

Excels at doing encounter-specific jobs, such as kiting or baiting mechanics

5. Arcane Mage Weaknesses

Reliant on cooldowns for single-target damage

Reliant on random procs to create good burst damage

Reliant on legendary items

6. Arcane Mage Viability in the Current Patch

Arcane is currently a viable specialization in Antorus, the
Burning Throne. It excels, in particular, at encounters that have a sturdy
main target surrounded by a few adds. Due to its burst and AoE capability,
Arcane also handles itself well in Mythic+ dungeons. While it is not considered
the best Mage specialization overall, it can be the premiere choice on certain
raid encounters.

Arcane is a great choice on the following fights in Antorus, the Burning
Throne:

Antoran High Command

Eonar, the Life-Binder

Portal Keeper Hasabel

Imonar the Soulhunter

7. Contents

To make it easy to navigate the guide, we have split it into
10 pages:

27 Mar. 2017 (rotation page): No changes needed for Patch 7.2. Might need to update the opener at a later time once we figure out how the Mana restoration from Aluneth's Avarice can be best put to use.